Business, Industry & Technology
Indy-based luxury jet outfitter plans $22M expansion - Indianapolis Business Journal
Retirees are re-entering the workforce at a growing clip - Indianapolis Business Journal
The Better-For-Your-Dog Food That's Being Made In Indy
MATTHEW ANDERSON EATS dog food. No, it’s not a prank. It’s quality control. He samples the kibble made by his Indianapolis company before it goes out the door. His employees do, too. “We eat from every batch,” he says. “Our production manager tastes the last sample to be sure it’s on par.”
Anderson got into the dog food business when his mutt, Futureman, became ill. Due to his own health issues, he was studying nutrition and started scrutinizing canine food, too. He didn’t like what he found: ma...
Anderson got into the dog food business when his mutt, Futureman, became ill. Due to his own health issues, he was studying nutrition and started scrutinizing canine food, too. He didn’t like what he found: ma...
Purdue Houses Indiana's Only Atomic Reactor
BEHIND THICK security doors in a windowless basement at Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus sits Indiana’s only atomic reactor. Commissioned in 1962, it’s both an artifact from a long-gone era and (possibly) a harbinger of a nuclear power renaissance.
One that Indiana might help lead.
Compared to the hulking power stations once typically associated with nukes, the PUR-1 (short for Purdue University Reactor Number One) seems impossibly petite. Its “core” is 2 by 2 by 2 feet of fissile mate...
One that Indiana might help lead.
Compared to the hulking power stations once typically associated with nukes, the PUR-1 (short for Purdue University Reactor Number One) seems impossibly petite. Its “core” is 2 by 2 by 2 feet of fissile mate...
New night-vision technology developed at Purdue creating a buzz - Indianapolis Business Journal
A new, AI-assisted form of thermal vision under development at Purdue University could one day revolutionize everything from sensors in self-driving cars to remote patient monitoring in medical facilities.
The system is called heat-assisted detection and ranging, or HADAR, and it’s basically a method for using thermal v...
The system is called heat-assisted detection and ranging, or HADAR, and it’s basically a method for using thermal v...
MPS offers first carbon-neutral eggs for U.S. consumer market - Indianapolis Business Journal
MPS Egg Farms’ new and airy laying house, left, in North Manchester is producing the first carbon-neutral eggs for the U.S. consumer market. (Photo courtesy of MPS Egg Farms)
The Krouse family hasn’t always been heavily into eggs.
Bob Krouse
Like many farm families, the focus of their business, now known as MPS Egg Farms, has changed substantially over six generations in the northern Indiana community of North Manchester.
At first, their ventures were fairly unspecialized, with family members tr...
The Krouse family hasn’t always been heavily into eggs.
Bob Krouse
Like many farm families, the focus of their business, now known as MPS Egg Farms, has changed substantially over six generations in the northern Indiana community of North Manchester.
At first, their ventures were fairly unspecialized, with family members tr...
Even Amish furniture makers affected by international supply chain issues - Indianapolis Business Journal
Amish-crafted furniture fills the Simply Amish retail store at 5612 Castleton Corner Lane. But orders from Amish furniture makers can be delayed by international supply snarls involving drawer slides and other hardware that come from overseas. (IBJ photo/Eric Learned)
It’s hard to find a segment of the U.S. economy that’s not hamstrung in some way by the international supply chain gridlock. High fuel costs, backlogs of ships at ports, and labor shortages have conspired to drive the prices for cr...
It’s hard to find a segment of the U.S. economy that’s not hamstrung in some way by the international supply chain gridlock. High fuel costs, backlogs of ships at ports, and labor shortages have conspired to drive the prices for cr...
From small-town perch, mobile carnival firm leads industry - Indianapolis Business Journal
It’s a bit unusual that the tiny town of Farmland (population 1,333) hosts the headquarters of a company that’s become a juggernaut in its business niche. But not as unusual as the niche itself—carnival midway rides, games and concessions.
Farmland, about 15 miles east of Muncie, is home to North American Midway Entertainment, which bills itself as the largest operator of mobile amusement parks in North America. The company owns more than 250 rides, games and concessions.
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Farmland, about 15 miles east of Muncie, is home to North American Midway Entertainment, which bills itself as the largest operator of mobile amusement parks in North America. The company owns more than 250 rides, games and concessions.
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